70 Plymouth Roadrunner sitting over 40 years. Will it run?

1970 Plymouth Roadrunner. 440 hp motor is locked up. Using parts from our 73 charger to try and bring it back to life. Brand new brake lines and aluminum radiator, electric fans. Can we make it run?

[@bobfidguello7239]

Definitely a win! Good job giving the old girl a chance to once again have the wind at her face.

[@BullsGarage]

Preciate it! Looking forward to that day!

[@benjaminsheridan133]

Breaking it loose sounded like the morning after spicy taco night

[@BullsGarage]

lol I still had the plugs in it loosely when I first broke it loose.

[@kerygonder331]

I had a 1970 Roadrunner back in the 1980's , If I could find that car now I would love to buy it back and preserve it .

[@BullsGarage]

That’s awesome. What drivetrain did it have in it?

[@etscrapping9923]

I love the old chargers and challengers. Can't wait to see what else you do with it.

[@BullsGarage]

Me too! I’ve got some big plans for it over the next few months!

[@jamesmcdonald5868]

You had me at MOPAR!!! MOPAR OR NO CAR!

[@BullsGarage]

Right!

[@davidsmith687]

What an awesome car man. By far one of my favorite ol Mopar. Look forward to see her running down the road.😎💯

[@BullsGarage]

Thanks! One of my favorites too! Looking forward to driving it soon!

[@ss3800sc]

It would be awesome to see a Buick Roadmaster with a 440 in it

[@BullsGarage]

This is true. I was thinking more along the lines of another B body maybe an E body.

[@BullsGarage]

For the motor or the Buick road master?

[@mariarebholz9825]

Damn nice car and a cold adult beverage,two thumbs up!

[@BullsGarage]

Thanks!!

[@jamesmcdonald5868]

.440... Correct! Get it running, put a vacuum canister for them brakes. My buddy's 74' Charger, he saved the original .400 in competition blue and we dropped in that .440. Brakes were weak! So, we put in the canister and BAM! Breaks all day long!

[@BullsGarage]

I need to make these power brakes. Maybe after I get it running and driving i'll come back and add that.

[@michaelzighera9111]

Cast crank cop car motor , the alternator bracket is for a 100 Amp leece - nevill alternator , and the thermoquad carburetor !!! Nice find !!!

[@BullsGarage]

Preciate it!

[@desertduck4177]

Good job, keep your spirits up. She’s coming along!

[@BullsGarage]

For sure, Preciate it!

[@fraserobrien3828]

great job man,,nice car i love it ,thanks for showing us your car ,,man fraser from toronto canada

[@BullsGarage]

Thanks! I appreciate it! Looking forward to sharing it driving here soon!

[@lt.columbo5919]

good vid...always nice to see an old car start up...

[@BullsGarage]

Preciate it. It's going to be nice to get it moving under it's own power as well.

[@locotrucker46]

Yes it is

[@MikeJBlues]

Great save, will be Watching your progress.

[@BullsGarage]

Thanks, planning to post another one soon

[@booiedeus8539]

Sweet man, I have a 70 satellite,

[@BullsGarage]

That’s awesome! Gotta love those 70’s!

[@josephacerra5987]

Thanks for sharing

[@BullsGarage]

For sure. Hope you enjoyed it, more to come.

[@earlputnal9124]

Run this motor for now. Because after you tear down and restore what you've got? You may not want to put a bigger engine than what it already came with. This is a smaller version of a B body. They don't really need a bigger engine. Smaller design and a lighter car. A 440hp is just the right sized motor for a Road Runner. Unless you wanna get mad stupid on the track or the street. Good luck with it. Stay safe out there.

[@BullsGarage]

Yeah, I plan to keep the 440 in it.

[@locotrucker46]

That is a very good saying. It's not a restoration but a preservation. If you don't mind I'd like to use that to describe my 86 camaro z28 305 tpi project.

[@BullsGarage]

Preciate it! Feel free to use it bud.

[@locotrucker46]

@@BullsGarage I'll give you the credit if someone asks where I heard that

[@adolfoliverbusch4755]

Nice job, sweet car. 70 is the best year. Hopefully u can restore It one day. Green with black interior and the side stripe would look real nice. Seem like it was a factory green car. Does it still have fender tag?

[@BullsGarage]

Preciate it. I just checked and it doesn’t have the fender tag.

[@richardmcfat7442]

Don't all Mopar sound like that when they start remind me of my neighbors van with the 318 with real side pipes

[@BullsGarage]

It’s a very distinctive sound

[@jordanfalkowski6924]

The roadrunner go through the tunnel painted \~\

[@BullsGarage]

Hell yeah!

[@matscheel3080]

looked good underneath for a 50 year old car. 10 dollars should wet the carb

[@BullsGarage]

Yeah, it’s pretty solid for it’s age.

[@willthetrill4849]

It looks like that engine is a 1972 that was from a 72 police car. I think what typically happened to a lot of these cars, whoever owned this car originally was beating on it and ended up blowing the original engine. Someday if you wanted to, look for a years matching 383 and reuse the original transmission and rear end

[@BullsGarage]

I meant to check the date, just spent all the time working on it instead. I’ll have to check the date on it soon.

[@jeffrogosz9995]

Them 383s were tough,one was in mine before I bought it ,, spun every bearing but surprisingly wouldn’t chuck a rod through the block previous owner and friends spent a long Friday night doing burnouts with it tryin to drop a rod as a chebby would, guy soon afterwards put a 67 R/T 375 /440 In and got into El Camino s and basically gave up on it leading to my purchase of it for 400 bux ,rough ..yes ,Rusty…hell ya ,but coolest first car for a 16 year old ever 👍👍👍👍👍

[@BullsGarage]

Sounds like a large night

[@robertgoulet1961]

Was this motor already swapped out, 69 and 70 Mopars the motors were orange, and I thought they had a square bore carburetor?

[@BullsGarage]

Yes, I was told it was a 68 motor, but I need to check the date code, I think it’s a later 70’s

[@tracywalters5606]

Can you tell me the name on title in 81 looking for my dad's old 70 charger was it got in Lexington NC

[@BullsGarage]

My dad got it out near tarboro, the people he had gotten it from bought it from someone sand started working on. It is a 70 roadrunner though, not a charger

[@tracywalters5606]

Yes my dad's was a 70 roadrunner he always talks about that car

[@BullsGarage]

I’ll have to check the title

[@tracywalters5606]

Evan's it was in my grandma's name she got it off the showroom floor for him

[@harryjohnson8605]

They don't make them anymore. Wish they did.. take care what left of them

[@BullsGarage]

Definitely!

[@WillyG3234]

Man this car looks a hell of a lot like mine. Mines just a satellite tho

[@BullsGarage]

That’s awesome. You do a big block swop on it?

[@WillyG3234]

@Pro Tips about to. I bought it as a roller and it came with a 440

[@BullsGarage]

You plan to make a super bird clone out of it?

[@WillyG3234]

@@BullsGarage oh no definitely not, plans are for a clone of the one at the end of Tokyo drift

[@BullsGarage]

I love the look of that one

[@jharvey2102]

Or day after pbr.

[@BullsGarage]

lol

[@jamesharrington4923]

Your a hero in my book, we need to preserve these old cars , thanks for the video bud, love them ol roadrunners

[@BullsGarage]

Preciate it!

[@jamesharrington4923]

@@BullsGarage anytime bud, wish I could find a score like that

[@jamesmcdonald5868]

Starter relsy..relay... Correct@

[@BullsGarage]

Just a typo?

[@locotrucker46]

Good old thermo junk carb

[@BullsGarage]

Oh yeah

[@robinmurphy3085]

What the hell is a chunk?

[@BullsGarage]

The third member or the center section in the rear end.